FB2026_02 , released June 18, 2026
Chemical: 1,4-benzoquinone
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General Information
Name
1,4-benzoquinone
FlyBase ID
FBch0001436
ChEBI Name
1,4-benzoquinone
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:16509
PubChem Name
Quinone
PubChem ID
CID:4650
Chemical Structure
Chemical structure of 1,4-benzoquinone
1,4-benzoquinone
InChIKey

AZQWKYJCGOJGHM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Definition (ChEBI)

The simplest member of the class of 1,4-benzoquinones, obtained by the formal oxidation of hydroquinone to the corresponding diketone. It is a metabolite of benzene.

Roles Classification (ChEBI)
Comment
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (24)
Synonyms
1,4-BENZOQUINONE
(PubChem, 2019-)
1,4-Benzochinon
(ChEBI, 2019-)
1,4-Benzoquinone
(ChEBI, 2019-)
1,4-benzoquinone
(Brückner et al., 2021, ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
106-51-4
(PubChem, 2019-)
2,5-Cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
2,5-cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione
(PubChem, 2019-)
Benzoquinone
(PubChem, 2019-)
Chinone
(PubChem, 2019-)
PubChem:4650
(PubChem, 2019-)
Quinone
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
benzo-1,4-quinone
(ChEBI, 2019-)
benzoquinone
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
chinone
(PubChem, 2019-)
cyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
p-Benzoquinone
(ChEBI, 2019-)
p-Chinon
(ChEBI, 2019-)
p-Quinone
(PubChem, 2019-)
p-benzoquinone
(PubChem, 2019-)
p-quinone
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
para-Benzoquinone
(PubChem, 2019-)
para-benzoquinone
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
pubchem:4650
(PubChem, 2019-)
quinone
(PubChem, 2019-)
Secondary FlyBase IDs
    References (3)